When Will 'Pitch Perfect 3' Come Out? The Premiere Date Was Just Moved Up

Aca-mazing! Not only are we getting another Pitch Perfect
installment, we’re getting it sooner than expected. Universal Pictures
announced Monday that it moved
up the premiere date for Pitch Perfect 3 by two weeks to July 21, 2017. This
is actually the original release date
for the blockbuster series’ next film before it was pushed back to Aug. 4. But
now, Pitch Perfect 3 is coming out end of July 2017 and I am aca-psyched.

The quirky musical comedy series about an all-female
collegiate acapella group has shattered industry stereotypes to become one of
the most successful series without vampires or superheroes that is not set in a
dystopian future (Twilight, Marvel, and Hunger Games, I’m looking at you). Pitch Perfect 3 will undoubtedly answer the question: What
do famous collegiate acapella students do
after graduation (work on a Disney cruise line?).

While Pitch Perfect 3 plot
details haven’t been officially released yet, there have been rumors that Hailee
Steinfeld’s character Emily Junk, a welcome addition to the PP2 cast, will be leading a brand new
band of Barden Bellas, so fans should expect plenty of fresh faces. Aca-excuse me?

Never
fear, all your favorite Bellas are still coming back! Cast members Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson, and
Hailee Steinfeld are all slated to return
as stars. Elizabeth Banks will be in the director’s chair again (and the judges chair, we hope) after helming the smash sequel last year and writer Kay Cannon will be back
adding some of that signature Pitch Perfect wit to the screenplay. Fans should
prepare for the same hilarious, musical aca-fun as the first two rounds.

Pitch Perfect has
become a phenomenon since its female-drive story and amazing soundtracks
penetrated our hearts in 2012.

Though Pitch Perfect
O.G. wasn’t a huge hit in theaters, home video sales of the original raked in
$103 million as its charm grew on audiences thanks to word of mouth and the
release of Anna Kendrick’s “When I’m Gone” (aka that awesome “cup song”). Then
in May 2015, Pitch
Perfect 2’s box office performance stunned film industry analysts after it
opened with $70.3 million. It went on to earn more that $286 million
internationally during its run in theaters so, naturally, a sequel was greenlit
right away.

Nick Carpou, Universal Pictures’ president of domestic
distribution, credits the film’s women-centric story for its success. “It
starts with young
female appeal, generally, and then expands beyond that thanks to careful
marketing and publicity.”

Basically, the endearing and feisty Bellas struck a
chord (get it?) with teenage girls and everyone else jumped on board. Have you
seen that Inside Amy Schumer sketch
about men secretly watching Pitch
Perfect? It’s like that.

Pitch Perfect 3 will undoubtedly answer the question: What
do famous collegiate acapella students do
after graduation (join a Disney cruise line?). Rebel Wilson, who plays Fat
Amy in the series, told THR her own
vision for the new film. “All the Bellas are together becoming a legit singing
group out of college,” the Aussie comedian said, adding, “I also think a Fat
Amy origins story would be awesome.” So would we, Rebel. So would we.

Screenwriter Cannon explained her reasons for signing on to write
the third Pitch Perfect movie to The
Hollywood Reporter during the Pitch
Perfect 2 premiere, saying, “I don’t want to give over my baby to someone
else.” We don't blame her.

The last Pitch
Perfect
installment had crazy cameos. Everyone from Snoop Dogg, to Jimmy Kimmel and Shonda Rhimes, to the Green Bay Packers appeared. Plus, there was that aca-awesome
clip of FLOTUS and POTUS (Barack and
Michelle Obama, if you don’t know
them personally) watching the Bellas perform. So get ready for even
more hilarious celebrity appearances in Pitch Perfect 3.

Cannon dished on her dream Pitch
Perfect 3 cameo. “I would love
to see Tracy Morgan in it,” she said. “Not only because I think he’s hilarious,
but I miss him and want to see him perform again.” Cannon worked as a writer on
30 Rock which starred Morgan in one of the leading roles (Morgan is currently recovering from a traumatic brain injury after a 2014 car crash).

Personally, I think the former-SNL star would be aca-wonderful as a retired music producer (think Tracy Jordan meets
Quincy Jones) the Bellas track down to produce their new album. I’m just
putting that idea out there (psst… call me for details, Kate!)

On The Ellen DeGeneres
Show last November, Wilson revealed production
on Pitch Perfect 3would kickoff in the first few months
of 2016, so we should be getting more details soon. Steinfeld addressed the
upcoming film in an interview with MTV News and her words captured Pitch Perfect fans’
feelings about the sequel perfectly: “I can’t wait! It’s all happening!” Aca-exciting.